Paramount Pictures already has its replacement for outgoing Motion Picture Group President Marc Evans: “Twilight” and “The Fault in Our Stars” producer Wyck Godfrey.Studio boss Jim Gianopulos went with a name he’s familiar with, as Godfrey produced hits including “The Fault in Our Stars” and “Maze Runner” for Gianopulos when he served as Fox’s film chief.The studio sent a formal announcement on Saturday in the midst of launching three titles at the Toronto International Film Festival: Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!”, George Clooney’s “Suburbicon” and Alexander Payne’s “Downsizing.

Paramount Pictures named two new executive vice presidents of business affairs Thursday, hiring Jean Chi from indie A24, and promoting David Miercort.Chi will oversee business affairs for Paramount Pictures, while Miercort will focus on Paramount Animation. Both will report to Paramount Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Motion Picture Business and Legal Affairs Stephen Plum.It is Chi’s second stint at Paramount, where she served as Senior Attorney, Legal Affairs for Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Motion Picture Group between 2005 and 2008.

Marc Evans is exiting as president of Paramount’s Motion Picture Group, likely at the end of the year, an insider told TheWrap.He is expected to become a producer on the lot, TheWrap has learned. Deadline first reported his exit plans.Evans, a 14-year veteran of the studio, is a well-respected creative executive who previously served as Paramount’s president of production, a role he took on in 2010. Under his leadership, Paramount released prestige films including “Fences,” “Arrival,” “Silence,” “The Big Short” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” But more recently, he also led the group through high-profile disappoints like “Baywatch” and “Ghost in the Shell.